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Suppress initial running of report in viewer [message #91485]

Wed, 16 November 2005 09:57

Eclipse User

In the viewer, is it possible to suppress the initial running of the
report with default parameter values? This would prevent the report from
running until the user pressed the "run report" button. Ideally, this
would be a configurable option in the report design.

We are using the viewer and its ability to generate parameter controls as
a primary delivery point and have lots of reports that really have no
value running with default values. Some actually take 20-30 seconds or
more to render, so it's a double whammy to the user.

Does it make sense to provide a setting in report designer to tell the
viewer to render the parameter controls for the report, but not run it
until the user presses "Run Report"? I'm happy to do a bugzilla entry if
this makes sense.

Pete H

Re: Suppress initial running of report in viewer [message #91515 is a reply to message #91485]

Wed, 16 November 2005 10:13

Eclipse User

Pete,

I dont think this is possible currently.
Feel free to log a Bugzilla entry.
Another option is to build a custom JSP page to display the parameters first
and then submit these parameters to the viewer. We have a similar example
in the examples section.
http://www.eclipse.org/birt/examples/integrating/dynamicpara meters/

HTH

Jason Weathersby
BIRT PMC

"Pete H" <phazzard@llbean.com> wrote in message
news:6f38fd2b64ef36bf16bfc2f2fcd32818$1@www.eclipse.org...
> In the viewer, is it possible to suppress the initial running of the
> report with default parameter values? This would prevent the report from
> running until the user pressed the "run report" button. Ideally, this
> would be a configurable option in the report design.
>
> We are using the viewer and its ability to generate parameter controls as
> a primary delivery point and have lots of reports that really have no
> value running with default values. Some actually take 20-30 seconds or
> more to render, so it's a double whammy to the user.
> Does it make sense to provide a setting in report designer to tell the
> viewer to render the parameter controls for the report, but not run it
> until the user presses "Run Report"? I'm happy to do a bugzilla entry if
> this makes sense.
>
> Pete H
>

Re: Suppress initial running of report in viewer [message #91562 is a reply to message #91515]

Wed, 16 November 2005 10:22

Eclipse User

Hi Jason;
Thanks - will hit bugzilla and look at the viewer source. I'd rather
"tweak" the frameset code than re-create it at this point. It does
(almost) everything we need.

Pete H
Jason Weathersby wrote:

> Pete,

> I dont think this is possible currently.
> Feel free to log a Bugzilla entry.
> Another option is to build a custom JSP page to display the parameters first
> and then submit these parameters to the viewer. We have a similar example
> in the examples section.
> http://www.eclipse.org/birt/examples/integrating/dynamicpara meters/

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